adverse

Modifies a noun

• reaction: However, similar adverse reactions have been noted in 40 % of these patients.
• effect: In any event the possible adverse effect on humans from eating such chickens seems somewhat remote.
• impact: PPG 24 ' Noise ' provides guidance on the use of planning powers to minimize the adverse impact of noise.
• consequence: The question remains unanswered whether these EEG effects have long term adverse consequences, either from acute or chronic exposure.
• publicity: I just hope the adverse publicity hits their profits.
• event: Adverse events Adverse event analysis from such a small sample cannot be trusted.

Modifying Another Word

• potentially: Again this also has potentially adverse implications for repayment rates.
• significantly: A thorough Environmental Impact Assessment, supplemented by further studies and liaison with key stakeholders, predicts no significantly adverse effects.
• seriously: Mrs A sought to control the children, with seriously adverse consequences for the family.
• particularly: The impact on areas contiguous to the border was particularly adverse.
• very: Some of these developments have been very encouraging, but some have had a very adverse effect on all of us.
• not: An Overview of Adverse Credit Lending Before deciding whether or not adverse credit lending is.. .

Used with adjective complement

• risk: But regulation has to tread a fine line between protecting the public interest and stifling the industry by being too risk adverse.